Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-09-24

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big success.
Typhoid fever is prevailing as an epidemic
at BraiDerd.
Sheriff Murray, of steele county, arrested a
horse thief s turday.
John I.GiGdings, wao resided In Anoka FOR
many years, died on Saturday.
The Lake City Sentinel has changed hands,
now being published by H.. l.. Smith.
Frost on Saturday morning killed all the
vegetation IN the vicinity OF Braiserd.
The tracklayers have commenced work on
the road from Moorehead TO Wahpeton.
The contract for building a new $4,000
school house at Lake Benton has heen let.
john Gander, while working in a sewer at
Fergus Falls, was fatally injured by its caving
In.
The farm buildings of Charles Stark near
shakopee were burned Wednesday. Loss
81 800.
lafayette Goats, OF Bird island, lost his
day by fire.
Rev. Claude Rabotesu. Of Ct. Louis, has
accepted II call to the rastorste OF the 3 iptist
church at Red Wing.
NJ. @. Dey, section fortn an at New York
mill, Perhgm, while .ry!rg 10 jump over &
stove In p saloon Tuesday, broke his neck.
A young man FAMED Pierson was scciden.
tally shot by his companion while they were
out hunting at Priuceton. He died almost
instantly.
Wheat shipments to Duluth "Wednesday
were GO 900 ushels; on tn Iudia 90. eco, and
or The Starrucca "a 000. Cars OF wheat re-
ceived, los.
st. Cloud ccntemplites giving a bonus OF
10000 20 any one WIN will locate a Saw mill
there having q capacity of not less than 300.
600 feet per day.
Mrs. NJ. McHugh, Of Hastings, died Of
apoplexy while visiting at Norris on Sunday.
A bank wa organized at Priucoton Thurs
day, to be known rs the Bank OF Princeton,
with a capital stock Of so, 900.
81. Clements Catholic church vas dadica-
ted at Duluth on Sunday las. There is a
school in connection with the church.
Bendt Hanson, Of Danielson, caught his
hand In the gearing OF a traction engine
InpBAH1 sbof HftE wv haN iouSty IIJultbs
Miss Augelia Dodge, u young lad7 of Blue
Earth City, committed suicide Thursday by
hanging. disappointment in love was the
cause of the deed.
Luther Fl Lehman, a pioneer settler OF An
Okla, died rather suddenly Thursday, red 10.
He leaves a son, Isaac 7. Lehman, Of Mime
apolis, and q daughter, Mrs. Frank Tilden, Of
Anoka.
bal Reid, the actor, who is charged with
rape, has returned to st. Paul and Is now in
Jail. He returned fraEI lliino without a
roquisition. lie denies that the case was one
Of rape, and IS ready 10 stand trial.
J. Z. Hedeusted, s weller Of Albert Lea,
has brought suit AGAINST the firm Of Be sesen
q See, also wcltrs G aiming s., 600 Damages
for SANDER. County Attorney Todd repre-.
SCENTS the u!aint fl, and joan Anderson the
defendant.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest Of
John Donaven for attempting 10 rape Mrs
Carrie Courtney. Mrs. Courtney Is a widow,
living on "a claim H. Cess county, three miles
west Of Guil river. The man went to her
house when she was alone, ard made indecent
proposals 10 her. Upon refusing to compls
with his request, he attempted to accom- ii b
bis end by force. The lady, after q struggle.
| escaped aud fed TO 81 neighbours house. The
sheriff Is on mis- track
AZ the meeting Of the Mankato
city council Tuesday night additional
contracts were awarded on the water works
system, and bends amounting to sl5 coo were
authorized to be issued for park proposes. 1t
Is intended TO purchase and improve the prop
erty OF the fair association In thus city, which
Is a natural park In itself, and also to expend
some s., 600 in improving the ten.scre tract
donated to the city by Messrs. Piper and
Warner. This Will give the city two good
parks at su expense a little greater than the
cost Of one.
Marshall ". II. B%rownell, OF Pennington,
returned TO Hastings Wednesday morning
vi b a negro, who was arrested there the
evening before by Chief Richards and Officer
Nolan In response TO q telegram, the charge
being Attempted criminal assault upon q
young lady, a sister in-law of Thomas Kelley,
of Eureka. II seems that while Mr.. Kelley
and his wife were in ATTENDANCE at the State
Fair in st, Paul on Monday their hired man,
Thomas Morris, and the darkev, attempted to
enter the young lady's sleeping room, bu'
were unsuc :essful. Marris has also been ar
rested. Il Is said that the negro's home Is In
Prescott, Wis.
The particulars OF the recent shooting Of
Erwin Hall Of the town Of Mltona, Douglas
%county, by Edwin Trask, an old man Of the
same place, show that thert had been i'll
feeli1g between the two on account OF a law
suit two years ago. They met on a road
bout a mile from Hall's house and became
engaged III a alteration. Trask warned Hall
not TO advance toward him, and then without
further warning drew a revolver ard fired at
all at q distance OF twenty PAGES. The
ball took effect in his breast, passed through
the right lung and lodged in the muscles Of
The back. He viii probably die. Trask is IN
jail az Alexandria.
A case OF safe cracking occurred at Winona
Friday night. The victim is A.. B,yer.tedt,
who keeps a grocery and feed store. The safe
Was down open, aud besides some private pa
pers, the burglars secured about 800 In cash
Chief Eastey arrested two men on the levee
Saturday on suspicion OF being the burglars.
They were seen Friday hanging about the